The official Tokyo 2020 Olympic programme is set to become one of the greatest curiosities in Olympic collecting.

World champion Ryo Kiyuna beat Spain’s Damian Quintero in the final of the men’s kata to give Japan their first gold in the new Olympic sport of karate.

Zhou Jinqiang, President of the Chinese Weightlifting Association, has spoken of his pride in the team's record-breaking performance at Tokyo 2020, where they won seven gold medals.

Halfway through the weightlifting programme at Tokyo 2020 Antonio Urso said, "The Olympic Games is demonstrating that it's possible to have a completely different sport, to rewrite weightlifting."

Japan's Risako Kawai beat Iryna Kurachkina of Belarus in the final of the women's under-57 kilograms freestyle 5-0 to earn a second Olympic gold medal.

Albert Batyrgaziev of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) edged out Duke Ragan of the United States in a fiercely-contested men's featherweight final to become the first professional boxer to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games.

The Organising Committee of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games has invited the public to join a Team USA Fan Council, which will provide the organisation feedback on various topics.

There were many who said Tokyo 2020 would be a disaster. In fact, its has turned out to be a delight.